Divorce Attorney in Palm Harbor Blog

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Apr 2014

Can I Move With My Child After a Divorce?

After a divorce, a parent with whom a child lives may wish to relocate to a different city, state or country. This can happen for a number of reasons, including a new job, a new spouse or romantic partner, a desire to be closer to extended family for financial or emotional support, schooling or job training, military assignment, or health and safety needs. Parental relocation usually calls for a ...

Posted By Dean Kantaras

2

Jan 2014

Five Tips for Winning Your Parenting Plan Battle

If you are a divorced parent who wants to be allowed to spend more time with your children under a Florida parenting plan, here are a couple of things you shouldn’t do: Don’t send your ex-spouse a cake with a grenade on top. If you should be fortunate enough to win a court battle to spend more time with your children, don’t gloat about it on Twitter and call your ex-spouse a “chubby weirdo.” Who ...

Posted By Dean Kantaras

22

Aug 2013

Fighting for Fathers' Rights

A father in New Jersey who recently lost custody of his children appeared in court in a Nazi uniform in an attempt to obtain visitation rights with his two-year-old son. The man claims that his son was taken by the state when he was only 16 hours old and he lost custody of his other three children because he gave them Nazi-inspired names. The state contends that there was previous violence in the ...

Posted By Dean Kantaras

8

Nov 2012

What is a Parenting Plan?

In 2008, Florida’s family laws changed the face of custody. Common terminology turned from child custody and visitation to timesharing and parenting plans. Additionally, the Court no longer awards primary custody to one parent or the other. Instead, the Court awards timesharing to both parents, which are then broken down into a percentage of overnights per parent. Parenting plans delineate: Where ...

Posted By Dean Kantaras